Lists of Things Tolerated and Not Tolerated by Greyhound and Major Bus Lines

Updated on February 18, 2015

A familiar sight-- Greyhound bus

Greyhound LinesFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Greyhound Lines, Inc., usually shortened to Greyhound, is an intercity bus common carrier serving over 3,800 destinations across the United States, Canada, and Mexico. Founded in Hibbing, Minnesota in 1914, and taking the name The Greyhound Corporation in 1929, the company has been based in Dallas, Texas since 1987. Currently, British transportation company FirstGroup owns and operates Greyhound as a division of FirstGroup America.[4]

Along with its flagship Greyhound brand, the company also jointly operates BoltBus, YO! Bus, and the NeOn bus service with other carriers.

Remember bus lines?

Are one of the privileged and blessed who rode a Greyhound or Trailways bus to your chosen location? I do admire you. I haven't had that adventure and I am now 61. I have lived a sheltered life.

When the Greyhound Bus Lines opened for business, as I've been told the story handed down from three generations it was like a ray of sunshine from Heaven to signify that good times were just around the corner. That meant money was to be made, jobs would be plentiful and life, as the Americans (back then) would return to the prosperous sense of normalcy as they once knew.

Here we go . . .

1976 Trailways coach

Talk about a successful venture

Let me simplify. If you had the money and right cut of clothes and the correct demeanor, you could ride with class on the Greyhound bus and any other bus companies such as Continental Trailways that would l open later to compete with Greyhound. Riding the bus was fun and economical if the family wanted to rest while going to their vacation destination. It was neat, clean, and orderly, the bus as a means of transportation. Greyhound was so successful the company had a very successful ad campaign that said, "Go Greyhound, and leave the driving to us." Not as much boast as it was fact.

This Greyhound driver loves his job

Familiar sight

1920's bus makes quite a scene

Troublemakers and rebellious youth start trouble

But as life itself changes, so did the riders on Greyhound, Trailways, and other bus lines. Nothing changed that much about the bus companies, but the riders themselves. I suppose it was boredom or time on their hands, but the mostly-younger riders were rebellious and found that being on a bus was the perfect venue for them to "show the man," who was boss. Thus, stricter regulations for bus riders. Who could blame the drivers who had to endure these troublemakers? The poor driver had to drive the bus to make his living.

Just so you cannot say that no one warned you if you are contemplating taking a ride on the bus, there are these rules that you must adhere to if you do not want to be thrown-off the bus.

Here are

City bus

Crossley Eagle

Greyhound driver

Another happy Greyhound driver

Greyhound bus ready for riders

Double-decker buses are seen in London on a daily basis

City bus fleet ready for action

"Trains" as they called them in England

A happy Trailways driver

Newly-designed Greyhound bus

Vintage Trailways bus

Lists of Things Tolerated and Not Tolerated by Greyhound and Major Bus Lines

(Things that the bus lines will tolerate):

Quietness among bus customers -- no quarreling, yakking too loud, or yellng at other customers and the bus driver. Note: if you do something to endanger the well-being of the bus driver, you will be put off of the bus.